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it is in the special use district. i do not think there will be any adverse impact. >> i see you have a list of people who signed. how did you get this list, and what other out reached did you conduct? >> we have functions all the time. it is a popular place for associations. that was people who frequent the restaurant and have a relationship with the restaurant. in one evening, redrafted a few signatures. the next, a few signatures. the chinatown neighborhood association is a philanthropic organization that has a relationship with the restaurant. that was something where they knew the owners and operators for many years, and of course were very supportive. president newlin: we will open this to public comment. is there anybody who would like to address this issue from the public? >> thank you, president and commissioners. i am a resident of chinatown. i have lived in chinatown forever. we used to have six theaters. after or before the show, we would go to get a bite. right now, with television and d.v.d. is and other
it is in the special use district. i do not think there will be any adverse impact. >> i see you have a list of people who signed. how did you get this list, and what other out reached did you conduct? >> we have functions all the time. it is a popular place for associations. that was people who frequent the restaurant and have a relationship with the restaurant. in one evening, redrafted a few signatures. the next, a few signatures. the chinatown neighborhood association is a...
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our district -- we have had some people use a bait and switch. we are going to be a great restaurant, and somehow it is a nightclub. anytime an entertainment application comes across our desk, we really have to look at all the down sides, as well as the upsides. looking at this, i think we had the 10 different issues. since september, i have spoken with the captain. he would like to switch, rather than a 1:30 closing time, to go with the on friday saturday night's, and during the week pentium he would like a trial. he would like to let it go for one year, and see how the operation is. he is not against extending those hours, or having the commission -- obviously, we just make recommendations. teague has said they feel comfortable with the first nine conditions. i think we can work on them, as far as the security system. our comfort level is probably midnight. we would like to see the impact on the neighborhood and the businesses. i do not live on grant street. i do not have a business on grant street. if i did, i would like to have my business th
our district -- we have had some people use a bait and switch. we are going to be a great restaurant, and somehow it is a nightclub. anytime an entertainment application comes across our desk, we really have to look at all the down sides, as well as the upsides. looking at this, i think we had the 10 different issues. since september, i have spoken with the captain. he would like to switch, rather than a 1:30 closing time, to go with the on friday saturday night's, and during the week pentium...
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you can address us there. thank you. >> on your report of reopening my park, it is ferry park, not sue beerman. it's a disaster. the lights go on and on. you know it was criticized and i will go into that later. thank you. >> is there anyone else? >> i am co-chair of south park improvement. we have embarked on a grass- roots effort to master plan the park. we raise money privately. we have been working with the department of rec and park on this. we have done several meetings. now we have maintained david fletcher to help us continue our reach and develop a master plan, so we would have a budget and we would know how to pursue francgs large and small. we're also working with the planning department. as you well know, south park is surrounded by a street. in reconditioning the park, we are also hoping to bring together the better streets programs and traffic calming. i'm letting you know that we are doing this so when we come back with preliminary plans, you will know we have started. president buell: thank you
you can address us there. thank you. >> on your report of reopening my park, it is ferry park, not sue beerman. it's a disaster. the lights go on and on. you know it was criticized and i will go into that later. thank you. >> is there anyone else? >> i am co-chair of south park improvement. we have embarked on a grass- roots effort to master plan the park. we raise money privately. we have been working with the department of rec and park on this. we have done several meetings....
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>> i do not use the word power broker. the thing that it is important that a mayor listen to everybody in the communities. and every committee, would that make big decisions. every decision that i may, whether it was the purchaser or the public works director or the city administrator, i had the choices of making sure that that listen to everybody before the decision was made. but the ultimate decision is made by the mayor independently with the standard that is the choice in the best interest of the city. that should be the standard and the only standard by which a mayor makes that decision. so taking into consideration all of the opinion that people will give to the mayor, to the board of supervisors, to the various hearings that we would hold, and we have a very elaborate system to get those opinions done. the ultimate choice has to be that a mayor makes that decision in the best interest of the city, and that is what i have been doing for 22 years. [applause] >> this question is for supervisor of a los. you have been a
>> i do not use the word power broker. the thing that it is important that a mayor listen to everybody in the communities. and every committee, would that make big decisions. every decision that i may, whether it was the purchaser or the public works director or the city administrator, i had the choices of making sure that that listen to everybody before the decision was made. but the ultimate decision is made by the mayor independently with the standard that is the choice in the best...
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that night, they said we had all indication there was use of force to dislodge us. the next day we hear, no, it was not about the police department moving against the occupation. it was only a training exercise. i do not believe -- no one gives any credibility to that expression that this was only a training exercise last wednesday and thursday night. we had real indication that forceful action was being considered, and we need better leadership than that. we need clear indication that as the occupation is here for the moment and here for a while, we have to be about to work in a flexible and open way with our departments, cooperating with the people in the occupation to ensure safety and a healthy community that is there. so this resolution is calling upon that. and we will look at the comments -- we actually have supervisor mar who would like to express some comments and supervisor campos as well. supervisor mar: first, i want to thank supervisor avalos for his leadership and all the activists that have been part of occupysf and oakland as well. i apologize that i
that night, they said we had all indication there was use of force to dislodge us. the next day we hear, no, it was not about the police department moving against the occupation. it was only a training exercise. i do not believe -- no one gives any credibility to that expression that this was only a training exercise last wednesday and thursday night. we had real indication that forceful action was being considered, and we need better leadership than that. we need clear indication that as the...
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and they have to suffer the consequences of images like the rest of us do. under this present policy, undocumented aliens accused of committing a crime have more rights than citizens here in san francisco. >> as a follow-up, would you expect your city employees, if you were mayor, to cooperate productively with the federal authority? >> absolutely. i would expect and to cooperate when it comes to the safety of all citizens in every way possible. every way. [applause] >> this question is for mr. herrerra. the campaign as i have seen have was the focus not on you but on the gentleman to your left, ed lee. you have a slogan that says ed lee is getting it done for his friends and first contributors, not for us. and this is from today accusing ed lee of being deliberately dishonest by repeatedly filing disclosure forms late. do you think ed lee does not have the integrity to be mayor? >> i think that ed lee has a lot of integrity. i have no problem with his personal integrity whatsoever. but being mayor is about leadership and determining whether someone can be i
and they have to suffer the consequences of images like the rest of us do. under this present policy, undocumented aliens accused of committing a crime have more rights than citizens here in san francisco. >> as a follow-up, would you expect your city employees, if you were mayor, to cooperate productively with the federal authority? >> absolutely. i would expect and to cooperate when it comes to the safety of all citizens in every way possible. every way. [applause] >> this...
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thank you for coming and being with us today. [applause] with that, commissioner 1110, i will entertain a motion. >> i move that we name the chinese recreation center to betty ann ong. >> second. >> second. president buell: it is unanimous. thank you. [applause] thank you. i'm going to recommend we take a three-minute recess to allow those that came for this to celebrate and moved out. thank you very much. commissioner lee: i just wanted to thank the commission's staff and supporters. we thank you for renaming the san francisco chinatown recreation center to the betty ann ong chinese recreation center. there have been so many ups and downs and struggles during the last 10 years. we deeply honored this renaming from the bottom of our hearts. the legacy of betty and all the 9/11 heroes will be remembered forever. members of this commission, thank you very much. president buell: thank you. >> thanks, everyone. .
thank you for coming and being with us today. [applause] with that, commissioner 1110, i will entertain a motion. >> i move that we name the chinese recreation center to betty ann ong. >> second. >> second. president buell: it is unanimous. thank you. [applause] thank you. i'm going to recommend we take a three-minute recess to allow those that came for this to celebrate and moved out. thank you very much. commissioner lee: i just wanted to thank the commission's staff and...
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state law has enabled us to do a local income tax. we just had a veto from governor brown for local vehicle license fee today, and i was crushed by that. but i have been looking at all kinds of sources of revenue, as well as partial taxes or we need to shore up money for our education and parks. i support the idea of a partial tax for city college. i feel like we have to be prioritizing within our department and about de prioritizing other areas of our department. i will talk about that later today. [applause] >> this question is for sanitary -- center yee. your critics say that you talked only about what people want to hear. if you could change any city policy oarlock that would probably never be supported by voters, what would it be? in other words, what is an unpopular position that you take that you think is just right? >> well, first off, i think that oftentimes when we're talking about policies, it is very, very easy to make those particular issues black-and-white issues. rather, in reality, and in real life, there's always goin
state law has enabled us to do a local income tax. we just had a veto from governor brown for local vehicle license fee today, and i was crushed by that. but i have been looking at all kinds of sources of revenue, as well as partial taxes or we need to shore up money for our education and parks. i support the idea of a partial tax for city college. i feel like we have to be prioritizing within our department and about de prioritizing other areas of our department. i will talk about that later...
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using your pension reform measures should not be construed as anti-union. the two largest contributors to your ballot measure campaign have funded republicans in ohio and wisconsin who have spearheaded efforts to take on the public employees' unions. the unions here have been upset about that. are they wrong to connect the actions of your contributors in the midwest would let you are planning for the ballot? >> what was said in the media was not true. i mean, these individuals have contributed to a variety of people, including republican candidates for governor, but they have never, you know, put money into anti-union efforts in either of those states. remember, when i started working on reform, not a one of these elected officials stepped up to the plate and acknowledged that this was a problem. i went out and raised funds from san franciscans to support it, but when it became clear that this was going to be a major matt -- a major battle, remember, this is something like $3 million to oppose the first effort, not acknowledging that this was even a problem
using your pension reform measures should not be construed as anti-union. the two largest contributors to your ballot measure campaign have funded republicans in ohio and wisconsin who have spearheaded efforts to take on the public employees' unions. the unions here have been upset about that. are they wrong to connect the actions of your contributors in the midwest would let you are planning for the ballot? >> what was said in the media was not true. i mean, these individuals have...
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with logistics, help us with a lifeline, recovery, help us with moving heavy equipment and materials on the whole bay area and how to do it and how to communicate at different levels most efficiently. and then have our own residents in every neighborhood understand that all of our areas, federal, state, local, are working together to build those relationships so that their confidence. they are in the best shape in their region when we expect a major disaster to come. there should be less fear about earthquakes and more about getting better prepared for it to and finding new partnerships all the time. that is what comes to mind. i want to exhibit that and reinforce it in the media and in every neighborhood that we have got, better relationships than we do today because of the way we pushed this whole idea of fleet week how well be a lot -- well beyond the celebrations, right into the roles or what to have that enhance our ability to respond and recover fast. >> i agree. when i heard that the navy wanted to discuss this, i thought, that is great. because i know in recent years, the nav
with logistics, help us with a lifeline, recovery, help us with moving heavy equipment and materials on the whole bay area and how to do it and how to communicate at different levels most efficiently. and then have our own residents in every neighborhood understand that all of our areas, federal, state, local, are working together to build those relationships so that their confidence. they are in the best shape in their region when we expect a major disaster to come. there should be less fear...
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a rigid central use. -- a nonconforming use to residential use. it will not only reduce cost but process and encourage their use. this legislation also anchorages commercial uses. we appreciate the neighborhood corner stores. it seeks to encourage more of them by allowing lapsed commercial uses to be reinstated. it allows those commercial uses to have awnings, which they're not currently allowed to have. it also seeks to expand the corner use provisions developed in the market and octavia planning process by increasing the allowable square footage from 1200 square feet to 2500 square feet. the proposed ordinance also seeks to reduce process by adjusting certain requirements that have been granted exceptions. the proposal increases as of right parking for residential units from one to four to one to two. to offset the increase, as of right parking, it also requires conditional use authorization to exceed that threshold. in addition, the legislation at certain exemptions to allow automotive service stations along primary transit streets or citywide
a rigid central use. -- a nonconforming use to residential use. it will not only reduce cost but process and encourage their use. this legislation also anchorages commercial uses. we appreciate the neighborhood corner stores. it seeks to encourage more of them by allowing lapsed commercial uses to be reinstated. it allows those commercial uses to have awnings, which they're not currently allowed to have. it also seeks to expand the corner use provisions developed in the market and octavia...
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this is 11:00 a.m., please join us. we partnership -- we partner with the trust for public land, and we have the new state park and the renovated task force. we have oktoberfest, this saturday. we have this one -- the swim team, this weekend. this is in the very competitive swim meet, and this comes from the bay view. i hope to see all of you out there. last but not least, our human resources director. >> good afternoon. i am the resources director from the parks department and i will try to make this brief. i will not go over the criteria, but joe has been with this organization since april 10, 1964. he started as the assistant gardener, and has worked over 47 years now, the assistant supervisor and now -- in his first appraisal in 1996, he shows enthusiasm in his work. with excellent knowledge of the applications of standard procedures, with high-quality. this shows the excellent evaluations from today. he was recognized by mayor feinstein for his work. with various groups such as urban forestry, and organizing volunt
this is 11:00 a.m., please join us. we partnership -- we partner with the trust for public land, and we have the new state park and the renovated task force. we have oktoberfest, this saturday. we have this one -- the swim team, this weekend. this is in the very competitive swim meet, and this comes from the bay view. i hope to see all of you out there. last but not least, our human resources director. >> good afternoon. i am the resources director from the parks department and i will try...
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grandmother give us crackers and dried fruit. see that. up the steep hills, across the city, we pushed and pulled the heavy cart. we were trying to get out to, where? golden gate park. right? >> yes. >> all around us, frighten people struggled with loads they cannot leave behind. terrified dogs, cats, and horses joined the people hurrying to safety. a lot of people were scared, even the animals were running around scared. mm-hmm. until, at last, we were away from the spreading fire is, away from falling buildings. all right. in golden gate park, there was food, water, and tents for shelter. the grandparents, brothers, and i rested and ate. do you see that? they got a little bit of rest. we were safe for now while this city still burned and the earth still shook. what did they live in? they live in tents. what is that one with the cross on it? yeah, the hospital, the medical tent. right, just in case anybody is hurt. there you go. all right. so that was the story about an earthquake that happened a long time ago. can you guess what year? >>
grandmother give us crackers and dried fruit. see that. up the steep hills, across the city, we pushed and pulled the heavy cart. we were trying to get out to, where? golden gate park. right? >> yes. >> all around us, frighten people struggled with loads they cannot leave behind. terrified dogs, cats, and horses joined the people hurrying to safety. a lot of people were scared, even the animals were running around scared. mm-hmm. until, at last, we were away from the spreading fire...
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we are ready for the maybe tens of thousands of jobs this will bring us. most importantly, we are ready and in need of the capacity that this system will bring. so that is where i believe we are. if current a challenges were the threshold for determining capital investment for the next generation, we would never make capital investment. there is no question, muni and the mta have for challenges, as do the rest of government, and we need to work through those, we need to be held accountable for those, but today's operational challenges are not a reason not to invest in the future of san francisco, and that is what this project is. we did respond point by point to every finding and recommendation. we are not going to go through the entire response today, but we do want to bring everyone up to speed on exactly where we are in addressing the main themes of the recommendations in the report, and to do that, i would like to ask the gentleman managing the central subway project to walking through a brief presentation. supervisor campos: thank you. >> chairman cam
we are ready for the maybe tens of thousands of jobs this will bring us. most importantly, we are ready and in need of the capacity that this system will bring. so that is where i believe we are. if current a challenges were the threshold for determining capital investment for the next generation, we would never make capital investment. there is no question, muni and the mta have for challenges, as do the rest of government, and we need to work through those, we need to be held accountable for...
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i don't know what the time frame is or what the calendar looks like, get back to us and let us know that it is acceptable. >> as i mentioned earlier, my preference based on everything you heard today, i almost regret that many of the comments, especially the surface parking lot, there is work that we want to do there. having another hearing in december would be our preference. i think we will respond more by letter in terms of splitting it up -- we are changing definitions, putting things in line with policies that are in existence that you will have supported. we have an obligation to support affordable housing. we think we are moving in that direction. as you have seen, twice this year, we have dealt with controversial special units. we think this moves us in the direction of not having to do that. just on the timing issue, president -- president olague: rather than hearing it all in november, we change it to a 10 a.m. hearing. we probably should ask the mta, given some of the changes. i'm wondering, because it is a transit first piece of legislation, it does shift some of the requirem
i don't know what the time frame is or what the calendar looks like, get back to us and let us know that it is acceptable. >> as i mentioned earlier, my preference based on everything you heard today, i almost regret that many of the comments, especially the surface parking lot, there is work that we want to do there. having another hearing in december would be our preference. i think we will respond more by letter in terms of splitting it up -- we are changing definitions, putting things...
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there are precedents for projects in san francisco not using their contingency. i am hoping we can do something similar in this project. it is a complex project, but the point is it is just a contingency. i think it is the right thing and the responsible thing for the project team to put that on the books so we know we will be able to deliver the project without coming back to give explanations for why the money was not enough. again, look forward to continuing to work with mta on the project, and i am happy to answer any questions you may have. supervisor campos: thank you. is anyone from the mayor's office want to add anything? >> good morning. thank you for the opportunity. i serve as the transportation and admit -- environmental policy advisor for mayor lee. we're here to speak in strong support of the central subway project. the mayor's office responded point by point to all of the recommendations and findings that we were asked to respond to, and i know you have seen those, so i will not go through them point by point, but i did want to give a brief overvie
there are precedents for projects in san francisco not using their contingency. i am hoping we can do something similar in this project. it is a complex project, but the point is it is just a contingency. i think it is the right thing and the responsible thing for the project team to put that on the books so we know we will be able to deliver the project without coming back to give explanations for why the money was not enough. again, look forward to continuing to work with mta on the project,...
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you have some people here who are hard working us -- hoodwinking us, trying to think for us. the people are here to say what they have to say because they are astute. the central subway is a debacle. they are making a lot of promises, but very few of those promises will be kept. why would we accept some project that is going to increase to $1.6 billion -- why should we accept it without having a dialogue? and shame on the supervisors for approving the subway project. thank you very much. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker please. >> good afternoon. jim lazarus, chamber of commerce. the chamber has supported this project since it started years ago from the county line downtown into chinatown, and we hope that the next resolution from the board of supervisors will be urging the cta and the mta to design the next phase. if this subject was going to go as far as portsmouth square, it would be good enough, but i do not think that in our children's lifetime we will see a subject in to fisherman's wharf. that we will see this line extended into lombard and van ness. that sho
you have some people here who are hard working us -- hoodwinking us, trying to think for us. the people are here to say what they have to say because they are astute. the central subway is a debacle. they are making a lot of promises, but very few of those promises will be kept. why would we accept some project that is going to increase to $1.6 billion -- why should we accept it without having a dialogue? and shame on the supervisors for approving the subway project. thank you very much....